Academic Advisor II

Academic Advisor II-1

Texas A&M University is committed to enriching the learning and working environment by promoting a culture that respects all perspectives, talents & lived experiences. Embracing varying opinions and perspectives strengthens our core values which are:
Respect, Excellence, Leadership, Loyalty, Integrity, and Selfless Service.

As one of the fastest-growing academic health centers in the nation, Texas A&M Health encompasses five colleges and numerous centers and institutes working together to improve health through transformative education, innovative research and team-based health care delivery.

The Academic Advisor II, with minimal assistance, drives engagement and empowers students to achieve their academic and career goals. This position will play a vital role in maximizing undergraduate student retention by building relationships with students and clarifying procedures and academic requirements for specific programs or majors.

Salary:
Will be commensurate based on the selected hire's education and experience.

Location/

Schedule:

College Station, TX/Full-Time

We encourage you to apply! To help us learn more about your experience and interest in the role, please submit a cover letter and CV/resume. You can upload both documents in the CV/Resume section of the application.

Required

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree and 2 years of advising or related experience.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• NACADA's Core Values of Academic Advising.
• Theories relevant to academic advising.
• Academic Advising models, approaches, and strategies.
• Professional standards and ethical guidelines for academic advising.
• Expected student learning outcomes of academic advising.
• Expected student success outcomes of academic advising.
• Curriculum, degree programs, and other academic requirements and options, to include changes and revisions over time.
• Critical partners for academic advisors and their role in the advising process.
• Campus and community resources that support student success.
• Project management principles and processes.
• Professional standards and ethical guidelines for coaching, coaching models, and methods and techniques to evaluate the effectiveness of coaching.

Skill in:

• Proficiency level of novice in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):
• Discussing and referring students to appropriate campus resources for mental health issues.
• Conducting research and developing and delivering training, to include:
• Advising tools and strategies, campus resources, and relevant updates for faculty and staff.
• Supervising student employees to assist with administrative advising duties and programming.
• Proficiency level of advanced beginner in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):
• Articulating a personal philosophy of academic advising in alignment with NACADA models, strategies, and approaches.
• Communicating in a respectful, and confidential manner using various communication approaches and modalities.
• Promoting student understanding of the purpose and underlying rationale of the curriculum to set expectations for student learning.
• Facilitating problem-solving, decision-making, and meaning-making for students through the advising process.
• Identifying high-risk indicators, as reported by faculty, to ensure student success.
• Engaging in ongoing assessment and development of self and the advising practice.
• Planning and/or delivering various department related advising, student success, retention events and academic campaigns.
• Proficiency level of competent in the following skills, using the novice to expert model (i.e., novice, advanced beginner, competent, proficient, expert):
• Creating rapport and building relationships, to include:
• Guiding, coaching, and/or mentoring students.
• Collaborating with critical partners.
• Planning and conducting advising interactions to achieve student learning and student success outcomes, operating within your scope of authority, and connecting students to resources.
• Demonstrating high ethical standards in advising.
• Facilitating planning and goal setting, both short-term and long-term, to achieve individual learning targets and enable future readiness for students through the advising process.
• Observing and identifying trends in the impact of academic advising on student learning outcomes through data review.
• Using appropriate academic advising technologies to support students, including providing reports for advising initiatives and special populations.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

Knowledge of:

• Texas A&M University's history, mission, vision, values, and culture.
• The history and role of academic advising in higher education and at Texas A&M University.
• Texas A&M University policies, procedures, rules, and regulations relevant to academic advising.
• Legal guidelines of advising practice, including privacy regulations and…